Hiya Tracey. :-). it sure was. we moved in Monday 22nd. and had a special Christmas gathering with Trev's family here, and again with friend's here on Boxing Day - I was very *tears in my eyes here* pleased to share our new home with everyone. :-) Happy New Year to you all there. Hugs. & very best wishes. Julie
juliewn,
Jan 4, 10:05am
Hi Cameron. gherkins make a really nice Bread and Butter Pickle - or you can use the dressing from that to preserve your gherkins whole. my book with this recipe is packed away currently - however there are recipes which will help in Trademe member Fetish's website "Trademe cooks". literally thousands of recipes from these threads here in Trademe are saved there. you can join the site or browse and copy recipes. Here's the link to the pickles section: http://trademecooks.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php!t=139 There are pickled gherkin, bread and butter pickles and other recipes there. Hope this helps.
juliewn,
Jan 4, 10:17am
Hi Mum3NZ. plums bottle really well, to use over the year for crumble's, sponge puddings, on cereal etc. If you've not bottled fruit before, Fetish has transferred the posts I wrote to her site. this is the link for the preserving section: http://trademecooks.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php!t=325 - Also, plums make very nice sauce. like tomato sauce, except made with plums - it's tangy and delicious used with bbq's, etc. anything tomato sauce is used for. Chutney can be made from plums too. I'll include the link here to Fetish's website for where plum sauce and chutney's are saved. for chutney's: http://trademecooks.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php!t=119 and there are several plum sauce recipes here: http://trademecooks.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php!t=124 Enjoy your goodies. I'm thinking of you - my plum tree has enough plums for eating this year - will be enough to preserve etc., next year. I can't wait!
juliewn,
Jan 4, 10:22am
Hi Allurs. raisins are quite often in chutney Fetish has a number of recipes in her chutney section - here's the link for that: http://trademecooks.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php!t=119 Any recipe that has sultana's in it can have raisins used in place of sultana's. To find a recipe with raisins in her site, this will help: Have the chutney page on your screen - or a thread open in Trademe, etc. (This works on any internet page) On the lower left of your keyboard, hold down the control (Ctrl) key, and at the same time press the letter "F". A box will pop up. Type a word you're looking for - ie "raisin" and click next. and again. until you find what you're looking for. or you've found all the threads or posts with that word in. Not on that page! Go to the next one and repeat. makes it easy to find any thread or posts in a thread that you're looking for. Cheers.
juliewn,
Jan 4, 10:27am
Hi Crangran. hopefully you've found a recipe you like. I'm sorry - I didn't think about Fetish's site when I replied to your post recently - her site will have recipes there too. this is the link to the pickles page: http://trademecooks.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php!t=139 I've found cucumber's or gherkins can be used in any recipe that has either of them in - and cucumber can also replace courgette's in pickles too - giving a lovely flavour also. I hope this helps.
juliewn,
Jan 20, 11:53am
A hint for keeping Agee jar screw bands rust free The day after preserving, I remove the screw bands and wash the jars of goodies and leave them on my dish rack to dry well before putting them away till needed. I wash the bands well, rinse with hot water, and place them on top of the stove while I'm cooking dinner, or in a low temperature oven, so they dry completely. I then string them together on a piece of string on which I've made a loop on each end. and I hang them up in the hot water cupboard, so they'll never get damp with the slight warmth there. I've been using the same screwbands for more than 28 years and they've never rusted at all. Hope this helps others.
juliewn,
Jan 21, 11:47am
Bumping for Kiwikid1 hope this helps.
juliewn,
Jan 21, 11:49am
ps. a quick way to look for a recipe or thread: Have the messageboard on your screen - or a thread open, etc. - or any internet page. On the lower left of your keyboard, hold down the control (Ctrl) key, and at the same time press the letter "F". A box will pop up. Type a word you're looking for - ie "pickle" or "jam" and click next. and again. until you find what you're looking for. or you've found all the threads or posts with that word in. Not on that page! Go to the next one and repeat. makes it easy to find any thread or posts in a thread that you're looking for.
juliewn,
Jan 21, 11:49am
Also. check out the TrademeCooks website Fetish has created - there are links in the first few posts of this thread to take you to goodies from this messageboard that she has saved there. a wealth of tried and true recipes.
juliewn,
Jan 22, 5:25am
Bumping for Georgie. and Gherkin relish recipes. Hi Georgie. check out the links on the first page of this thread too, to the TrademeCooks website, where Fetish saves a wealth of recipes from the Trademe threads here. Hope this helps.
juliewn,
Jan 22, 5:25am
ps. see post 153 above, for a quick way to locate a recipe you're looking for. Cheers.
trish198,
Jan 22, 8:05pm
trish would like a recipie for pickled cucumbers please
juliewn,
Jan 22, 9:40pm
Hi Trish. I think there are recipes in the thread . if you use the way to find them in post number 153 above, it makes it a lot quicker. Also, Trademe Cooks website will probably have recipes that Fetish has transferred from these threads - the links to her site are in the first few posts of this thread. Hope this helps.
juliewn,
Jan 22, 9:41pm
ps. if you look for recipes that have either cucumbers or gherkins, they can be interchanged with each other to use either gherkins or cucumbers. Hope this helps Trish. Cheers. Julie
whiskey13,
Jan 23, 12:26am
Rhurbarb Anyone got any ideas, thanks.
floralsun,
Jan 23, 10:25pm
Yum for nectarine chutney! .
arden22,
Jan 24, 8:54am
Preserving Jar Lids. Can you re-use those lids that have the reddish, rubbery ring or are is it only safe to use them once! Thank you.
1mumof4,
Jan 24, 11:35pm
Is trademe cooks still working! I'd bookmarked it a while agobut it keeps coming up with no forums.I'm after some recipes for small loads of jams, like a 1 to 3 jars worth at a time.We have a plum tree in the backyard with very small yummy plums but they won't make a lot of jam.Would also like to try with different fruits but want to make sure my kids will eat them first before forking out money for to buy case lots of fruit.Ta
rose-murray,
Jan 25, 10:16am
I am looking for a nice spicey plum sauce recipe. I have loads of damson plums and have already made some jam with them. I used to make plum sauce using a tomato sauce recipe but can't find that one.
juliewn,
Jan 25, 10:37am
Hi Whiskey. You can preserve rhubarb as you can do peaches, etc. it'sdelicious to use with breakfast cereals, for winter crumble's and pies etc. My Partner says: "You grow it, I'll preserve it! as he loves it so much! Ok. I'll do that! My Daughter's was not well in 2005. her lung kept spontaneously collapsing, and she had 4 surgeries. she found during this time that she had a lot of static electricity, and she got shocks off so many things. Her science teacher at school said "eat rhubarb - it will stop the static electricity."
juliewn,
Jan 25, 10:37am
I couldn't find any rhubarb plants to grow, and several lovely ladies in these threads very kindly sent me plants which we have growing now. One lady also sent me some freshly cut rhubarb stalks, so I could use them to preserve so Jenni could have rhubarb regularly. She had some each day for a few days - and the static electricity was gone! Her health is good now thankfully - however whenever she starts having static electricity - she eats some preserved or freshly stewed rhubarb, and the static electricity is gone. Thanks again to the lovely ladies on here who sent me plants almost three years ago. you all made a real difference for Jenni. :-)
pbranch,
Jan 25, 11:08am
anyone know ofan eggplant pickle/Chutney had it in Fiji was so good but never came across it again !
bummybear,
Jan 26, 2:44am
having just made two batches of mixed vege pickle, I have a question.As I had no plastic lids, I sealed the tops with wax.Do I still have to put cellophane on! And can someone give me a link to the "Pop-top type jars", that have been mentioned in some of the previous postings coz they sound easier.
indy95,
Jan 26, 5:02am
Arden, I was taught that they could be used only once so that's what I have always done, but someone else may have a different viewpoint.
cheapass1,
Jan 26, 5:38am
plum chutney/relish ideas please have been given some plums tonight and need to do something with them thanks guys
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